IPD Quarterly Report: Apr-Jun 2018

Sunday 26th May 2019

Summary

There were 110 IPD cases notified in the April–June 2018 quarter, compared with 124 cases in the same quarter in 2017. IPD displays a distinct seasonal pattern with a winter peak and summer trough (Figure 1). The notification rate for the latest 12-month period ending June 2018 (11.0 per 100,000 population, 529 cases) was similar to the rate for the previous 12-month period ending June 2017 (10.7 per 100,000, 500 cases).